Bill Murray has rightfully earned his place in golf as a master of mirth, not only as groundskeeper Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, but also with his antics each year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Golf expects zaniness from Murray, but how far does it go before that humour offends people? Murray appears to have […]
Is An Aging Population Making Hiring More Difficult?
A month ago, the GNN Poll asked readers to compare this year to last for hiring employees to fill out the staff at the golf businesses where they work. The majority, or 49 per cent, said hiring has been more difficult in 2022, with another 41 per cent saying hiring is just as difficult as […]
Census Illustrates Importance Of The Senior Demographic
In just over a month, and hopefully the weather is kinder than it was on Wednesday, a group of us will gather north of Toronto for a memorial golf tournament in honour of a longtime buddy who left us far too early in life. The players in the field that day have known one another […]
Fasten Your Seatbelts … A Volatile Season Is Ahead
The good news is that after two full seasons of dealing with the pandemic, Covid-19 isn’t likely to be a primary concern this season, but don’t count out the possibility of it returning in a big way. That’s the type of uncertainty the golf industry faces as the 2022 season gets underway. The sixth wave […]
Has Late Season Winter Weather Affected The Golf Operation Where You Work?
It may be spring on the calendar, but you wouldn’t have known it early last week when heavy snow turned the area where I live north of Toronto into a temporary winter wonderland. A snow/rain mix hit Eastern Ontario the next day before moving into Quebec. Last Tuesday, 22 cm. of snow fell on Calgary, […]
Has The Legalization Of Pot Ever Caused A Major Problem Where You Work?
We’re going into the fourth golf season in which the use marijuana is legal in Canada, something you rarely hear anything about these days. At the time that cannabis was being legalized, the golf industry was going into uncharted territory and there were plenty of concerns. How blatant would pot use be on the golf […]
With Another Covid-19 Wave Upon Us, Is Your Workplace Planning To Bring Back At Least Some Safety Protocols?
Back in early January, the GNN Poll asked readers if they were confident that 2022 is the final year in which Covid-19 is a concern for the golf businesses where they work. With Omicron beginning to make its presence known at the time, 71 per cent of respondents said no, they weren’t confident that 2022 […]
What Might Have Been Had Injuries Not Plagued Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods gallery on 18 … for a practice round. pic.twitter.com/EHWp7VXwO3 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 6, 2022 This is just a personal thing, but I think most Canadians will agree with me. Whenever I think of Tiger Woods, I think of Bobby Orr, although No. 4 won’t be in the picture if Woods does […]
How Difficult Has The Hiring Process Been This Year?
The job fairs have been popping up on social media for the past six weeks or so and there have been plenty of postings for golf professionals, general managers and superintendents, among other listings. GNN has been running as many as we saw in the hopes of connecting potential employees to golf businesses that require […]
At The End Of Its Run At Mission Hills, Early Winners Of The “Dinah” Should Be Recognized As Major Champions
The next couple of weeks will provide a veritable feast of the spirited competition of the season’s first majors to the visual splendour in which the game is played to its traditions and history. As much as golfers are anticipating tales of the drive up Magnolia Lane, the Par 3 Contest, the Champions Dinner and […]